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Switching apparatus for vehicle locking device

US4880263A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 11, 1988
Grant dateNov 14, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1082
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a switching apparatus for a vehicle locking device, and particularly to a switching apparatus which can electrically detect the state of a latch in a vehicle locking device. The switching apparatus detects whether the latch is in an open state, half-latched state or fully-latched state.

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